Category Archives: Local News
GA DPS: 15 FATALITIES REPORTED OVER LABOR DAY HOLIDAY TRAVEL PERIOD IN GEORGIA
Media release from the Georgia Department of Public Safety:Over the 2025 Labor Day holiday travel period, which began Friday, August 29 at 6:00 p.m. and concluded Monday, September 1 at 11:59 p.m., tr...
Cripple Creek Sep 05, 2025
RED CROSS RESPONDS TO HOME FIRE IN ROME
Media release from American Red Cross, Georgia Region:Tuesday afternoon, local American Red Cross volunteers from the Northwest Georgia Chapter responded to a home fire on&nbs...
Cripple Creek Sep 04, 2025
P.A.W.S. OFFERS FREE PET MICROCHIPPING SERVICES, SEES SUCCESS IN GETTING ANIMALS BACK TO OWNERS
Media release from Floyd County, GA:So far this year, 127 dogs have been reunited with their families, representing 14.22% of all dogs picked up in Floyd County. This number exceeds the national avera...
Cripple Creek Sep 04, 2025
SEE THE HISTORIC WORLD’S FOLK ART CHURCH DURING FINSTER FEST 2025
Media release from Paradise Garden Foundation:Howard Finster’s Paradise Garden hosts its annual two-day art festival, Finster Fest, on September 20 & 21 in Summerville, Georgia in historic P...
Cripple Creek Sep 04, 2025
ROME LITTLE THEATRE ANNOUNCES AUDITIONS FOR “A TUNA CHRISTMAS”
Media release from Rome Little Theatre:Rome Little Theatre is excited to announce auditions for the holiday classic, "A Tuna Christmas", directed by Michael Hillman. This festive production will bring...
Cripple Creek Sep 04, 2025
ROME HIGH STUDENTS EXPLORE COLLEGE FAIR TO PREPARE FOR LIFE AFTER HIGH SCHOOL
Media release from Rome, GA City Schools, written by Brighton Turner and Selah Marshall:Rome High School has been known for academic progress for many years, so much so that when it came to have a col...
Cripple Creek Sep 04, 2025
GNTC FOUNDATION AWARDS SELENA MAGNUSSON MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIPS
Media release from Georgia Northwestern Technical College:The Foundation at Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) announces the recipients of a new scholarship rewarding high-achievi...
Cripple Creek Sep 01, 2025
BERRY COLLEGE NAMED TO PRINCETON REVIEW’S BEST COLLEGES
Media release from Berry College:Berry College has been named to The Princeton Review's 2026 Best Colleges rankings.The company’s 50 categories of college rankings posted on ...
Cripple Creek Sep 01, 2025
GA DNR: APPLY BEFORE SEPTEMBER 10 FOR OUTDOORS BEYOND BARRIERS ADAPTIVE HUNTING OPPORTUNITIES
Media release from the Georgia Department of Natural Resources:The Georgia Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has announced the second year of Outdoors Beyond Barriers (OBB) adaptive hunting opport...
Cripple Creek Sep 01, 2025
AAA: A PENNY MORE AT THE PUMP FOR GEORGIA DRIVERS
Media release from AAA - The Auto Club Group:The Georgia gas price average increased by a single cent ahead of Labor Day; the slight rise has a minimal impact on the overall cost of filling ...
Cripple Creek Sep 01, 2025



